Chameli

Botanical Name

Jasminum officinale Linn.

Family

Oleaceae.

Synonyms

Jasminum affine Royle ex Lindl., Jasminum officinale var. acutum Stokes, Jasminum officinale var. affine (Royle ex Lindl.) G.Nicholson, Jasminum officinale var. argenteovariegatum Weston, Jasminum officinale var. officinale, Jasminum officinale var. piliferum P.Y.Pai, Jasminum officinale var. tenuifolium Stokes.

Regional Name

English: Jasmine

Hindi: Chamelee

Sanskrit: Malati

Urdu: Chameli, Yasmeen

Punjabi: Chamelee

Gujrati: Chamelee

Assamese: Yasmeen

Bengali: Chamelee

Kannada: Jati Maltiga, Sanna Jati Mallige

Malayalam: Pichirati

Marathi: Chamelee

Tamil: Pichi, Jatimalli

Telgu: Jati, Sannajati

Part Used

Leaf, flower & Oil.

Description

Chameli is a large climbing shrub with dark green twigs and pinnate leaves, found in Kashmir at an altitude of 900 - 2700 m and cultivated throughout the country. Leaf single or in groups of 2-7 leaflets, up to 7.5 cm long and up to 2.5 cm broad; imparipinnate compound; terminal leaflet larger; ovate or lanceolate, acuminate; lateral leaflets shorter, acute, sessile or shortly petiolate; brownish-green; taste, bitter.

Medicinal Uses

Chameli is used in different diseases, skin diseases, headaches, sunburns and rashes, irritability, sexual problems, heat exhaustion and sunstroke, pain, anxiety, depression, uterine problems. Leaves are used in the treatment of swollen spongy gums, ulcers, and loose teeth, tooth-ache, skin diseases, pain in the ear, pus in-ear, ulcer, painful periods, and wound. Flowers are used in eye diseases, ulcers, skin diseases, itching, diseases of teeth, etc. Jasmine is used for liver disease (hepatitis), liver pain due to cirrhosis, and abdominal pain due to severe diarrhea (dysentery).

Phytoconstituents

Resin, Salicylic Acid, Alkaloid (Jasmine), and Essential Oil.

Ayurvedic Properties

Rasa: Tikta, Kasaya, Guna: Laghu, Mrdu, Snigdha,   Vipaka: Katu,   Virya: Usna, 

Karma: Caksusya, Sirovirecana.

Ayurvedic Applications

Siroroga, Aksiroga, Visaroga, Kustha Vrana, Arsa, Mukhapaka, Putikarna, Stana Sotha, Raktavikara.